Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21
in defiance Of law and human life has
been thereby sacrificed"

The uni" in telegraphy has caused
considerable trouble in messages hand
led by inexperienced operators, and
sometimes tirst-class one gets caught
"1070 X st Boston" is 10 Milk street,
Boston, and "70 Waukee" is Milwaukee.
Here's bull that beats them all. 1t
happened in a special, and was perpe-
trated by irst-class operator: "Guar-
anteed for forty-eight hams. When it
was corrected it read: "Quarantined
for forty-eight hours" Here's another
that caused considerable trouble to the
operator. The address as he took it
was: "Gen. Bagentery." Two days
afterward it was found to mean: "Gen.
Bag. Agt. Erie Ry." The Boston Her.
aid once came out with big headline:
"The 70 King Enthroned!" 1t should
have been: "The Ice King Enthroned. "
All through the dispatch wherever the
operator could work in that "Yo king"
he did it and it was printed that way.
core, India, had narrow escape from
death the other day, having to run for
his life before rogue elephant The
animal was among small clump Of
trees close to the Jungle path through
which MIR. Inglis had to pass. After
careful survey of the monarch" that
gentleman dared to throw stones at
him. The first one missed and only
caused the animal to cock his ears to
catch the slightest sound. The second
went straighter, and hit him right in
the eye. The elephant made salaam
like movement of his trunk, accompa
MED by a terrific roar of anger, and
made for his assailant at furious pace.
Mr.. Inglis, however, was too clever for
him, and ran very fast, but, in suddenly
turning corner round huge tree, he
stumbled and fell. The elephant was
close on him with outstretched trunk,
the point of which at one time touched
Mr.. Inglis' coat, and had his fore foot
already raised to crush him, but the
animals head being caught at this in
slant by the tendrils of climbing
plant which had suspended itself from
the branches above, he turned away,
leaving Mr.. IngIis frightened, but with
no limb broken. The rogue is great
terror in the hills.
The expenses of the forthcoming
marriage of the Emperor of China are
estimated at nearly $2,OOO,OOO, to be
raised by special contributions from the
different provinces. The Empress
dowager has issued the following de-
cree on the subject: "It is proper that
preparations should now be made for
the great event of the marriage of His
Majesty, the Emperor. We have there
fore ordered the Controller of the I'M
perial household to take all the steps
prescribed for this occasion in the In
perial statutes. The State expenditure
is strictly limited by fixed rules. and
great expenses are being incurred for
the work of military reorganization.
More than once misery has been gem
eral throughout the provinces, and con-
sideration for the sufferings of the peo-
pie accentuates the Importance Of econ
omy. The Court ought to set an ex-
ample Of thrift to the nation, and the
sacred duty Of all high functionaries is,
according to our desire, to encourage
simplicity of living and to discourage
extravaganza. Let them, therefore,
enjoin their subordinates to pursue
honest courses. With this object we
have commanded Prince Chun to exam
inc from time to time all the accounts
opened under this head. AS for the du-
ties and preparations which devolve in
consequence Of this event on the differ
ent public departments, let each of
them, after complete and respectful ex-
animation of the established usages,
address us memorials on the subject,
and await our further ORDERS"